USAID was built to make survival feel ordinary. It existed so that childbirth would not be a gamble, hunger would not quietly hollow out childhoods, and outbreaks would be spotted early enough to remain footnotes rather than funerals. Its work was repetitive and procedural by design, because global health only improves when prevention becomes routine. […]
Representative image (AP) Armed men linked to ISIS entered a mosque in northern Mozambique’s Mocimboa da Praia last month and ordered residents to gather and demanded the key, according to the mosque’s imam.The group unfurled an ISIS banner after taking control of the mosque’s microphone, signaling a renewed presence in the area. The incident comes […]
Bill Clinton, Sheikh Hasina (File photos) A former Bangladeshi minister has alleged that the 2024 riots, which led to the fall of Sheikh Hasina’s government, were backed by USAID and the Bill Clinton family. Mohibul Hasan Chowdhury, who served in Hasina’s cabinet, made the claims in an interview with Russia Today. Chowdhury said that several […]
Marco Rubio and Donalfd Trump (File – AP) US secretary of state Marco Rubio on Friday announced he is stepping back from his role overseeing the US agency for international development (USAID), handing off responsibilities to office of management and budget director Russ Vought as the agency enters its final phase of shutdown.In a post […]
A study in The Lancet reveals that steep cuts to USAID funding could lead to over 14 million additional deaths globally by 2030, reversing decades of progress in combating diseases like HIV/AIDS and malaria. Steep cuts in funding for the US Agency for International Development (USAID) threaten to cause more than 14 million additional deaths […]
Representative Image (AI) For the inhabitants of remote South African villages, getting access to medication is a challenge. HIV patients like 19-year-old Nozuko Majola must travel more than an hour to get the vital antiretroviral medication they need.But it wasn’t always like this.“We used to get the drugs delivered to our homes, but since Donald […]
The United States has yet to provide significant assistance, with its response lagging far behind China, Russia and India, which have rushed emergency teams and supplies to Myanmar after the devastating 7.7 magnitude earthquake.Even as President Donald Trump continued dismantling the US agency for international development (USAID), he assured that American help was on the […]
Appeals court clears way for Elon Musk’s DOGE to keep operating at USAID A federal appeals court on Friday lifted an earlier ruling that had blocked Elon Musk‘s department of government efficiency (DOGE) from making further cuts to the US agency for international development (USAID). The lawsuit, one of the first directly targeting Musk, alleged […]
